Big Ten College Football Weather Report for Game Day, Week 1

College football is back in full force this weekend, and all 18 Big Ten teams will be in action after not taking part in the Week 0 festivities.

No conference games take place this week, but there are more than a few that will draw nationwide attention.

Will the record heat that has taken over much of the Midwest this week impact any of the games this weekend?

And which Big Ten teams may have to play in wet conditions in its opener?

Here is a look at the weather forecast for each Big Ten team this weekend.

Big Ten College Football Weather Report: Week 1

Howard at Rutgers

Thursday, Aug. 29: 6 p.m. ET
High of 75-degrees and light wind, nearly perfect football conditions
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North Carolina at Minnesota

Thursday, Aug. 29: 8 p.m. ET
High of 83-degrees during the day but afternoon/evening thunderstorms expected
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Eastern Illinois at Illinois

Thursday, Aug. 29: 9 p.m. ET
88-degrees during the afternoon but cooling and calm after sunset
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Florida Atlantic at Michigan State

Friday, Aug. 30: 7 p.m. ET
86-degrees during the day with afternoon and evening showers and winds 10-15 mph
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Western Michigan at Wisconsin

Friday, Aug. 30: 9 p.m. ET
81-degrees and clear, cooling upon nightfall
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Penn State at West Virginia

Saturday, Aug. 31: 12 p.m. ET
84-degrees with thunderstorms likely
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Illinois State at Iowa

Saturday, Aug. 31: 12 p.m. ET
83-degrees and sunny
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UConn at Maryland

Saturday, Aug. 31: 12 p.m. ET
87-degrees with thunderstorms likely
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Indiana State at Purdue

Saturday, Aug. 31: 12 p.m. ET
84-degrees and partly cloudy
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Akron at Ohio State

Saturday, Aug. 31: 3:30 p.m. ET
83-degrees with scattered thunderstorms
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Florida International at Indiana

Saturday, Aug. 31: 3:30 p.m. ET
83-degrees with occasional showers expected
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UTEP at Nebraska

Saturday, Aug. 31: 3:30 p.m. ET
88-degrees and sunny
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Miami University at Northwestern

Saturday, Aug. 31: 3:30 p.m. ET
83-degrees and sunny
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Idaho at Oregon

Saturday, Aug. 31: 7:30 p.m. ET
95-degrees and sunny
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Fresno State at Michigan

Saturday, Aug. 31: 7:30 p.m. ET
82-degrees and clear
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UCLA at Hawai’i

Saturday, Aug. 31: 7:30 p.m. ET
87-degrees and mostly sunny

Weber State at Washington

Saturday, Aug. 31: 11:00 p.m. ET
81-degrees and cooling with nightfall

USC vs. LSU

Sunday, Sept. 1: 7:30 p.m. in Las Vegas
It's a good thing this is in a dome. The high in Sin City is projected to be 106-degrees

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UNC at Minn | NDSU at Colorado
TCU at Stan | Clemson vs UGA
Penn St at WVU | Col St at Texas
Miami at Fla | UTEP at Neb
WKU at Bama | UNLV at Houston
ND at TA&M | UCLA at Hawaii
Fresno St at Mich | UNM at Arizona
USC at LSU | BC at FSU
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